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Fantasy Football Projections 2009 - Week 11 Players

2009-11-29T05:56:00.000-08:00

Fantasy Football Projections 2009 - Week 11 Players

Beware of Atlanta running backs... who knows who may or may not play. I'm saying Turner doesn't do much. High ankle sprains simply don't heal fast.

Starting QBs Name Team Pos Week 11 Pts Remaining 2009 Points Aaron Rodgers GB QB 26 104 Drew Brees NO QB 22 103 Tony Romo DAL QB 21 76 Peyton Manning IND QB 18 95 Carson Palmer CIN QB 18 89 Philip Rivers SD QB 18 89 Kurt Warner ARI QB 18 84 Donovan McNabb PHI QB 18 83 Alex Smith SF QB 17 86 Ben Roethlisberger PIT QB 17 73 Bench QBs Name Team Pos Week 11 Pts Remaining 2009 Points Matt Schaub HOU QB 11 98 Tom Brady NE QB 15 94 Jay Cutler CHI QB 16 79 Brett Favre MIN QB 15 74 David Garrard JAC QB 11 74 Matt Hasselbeck SEA QB 11 67 Matt Cassel KC QB 14 65 Eli Manning NYG QB 12 62 Joe Flacco BAL QB 7 62 Trent Edwards BUF QB 13 60 Starting RBs Name Team Pos Week 11 Pts Remaining 2009 Points Chris Johnson TEN RB 21 93 Thomas Jones NYJ RB 21 81 Jerious Norwood ATL RB 19 35 Adrian Peterson MIN RB 15 80 DeAngelo Williams CAR RB 14 88 Pierre Thomas NO RB 14 69 Steven Jackson STL RB 14 65 Maurice JonesDrew JAC RB 14 62 Marion Barber DAL RB 13 49 Joseph Addai IND RB 12 62 Ryan Grant GB RB 12 54 Brandon Jacobs NYG RB 12 51 Ricky Williams MIA RB 11 62 Darren Sproles SD RB 11 59 Ronnie Brown MIA RB 0 0 LaDainian Tomlinson SD RB 11 36 Jason Snelling ATL RB 11 25 Bernard Scott CIN RB 11 14 Frank Gore SF RB 10 67 Matt Forte CHI RB 10 55 Bench RBs Name Team Pos Week 11 Pts Remaining 2009 Points Michael Turner ATL RB 0 73 Ray Rice BAL RB 9 68 Ryan Moats HOU RB 9 66 Brian Westbrook PHI RB 0 55 Cedric Benson CIN RB 0 52 Kevin Smith DET RB 10 44 Jonathan Stewart CAR RB 7 44 Tim Hightower ARI RB 8 43 Laurence Maroney NE RB 8 41 Knowshon Moreno DEN RB 9 40 Chris Beanie Wells ARI RB 5 39 LeSean McCoy PHI RB 10 38 Marshawn Lynch BUF RB 7 38 Darren McFadden OAK RB 6 38 Julius Jones SEA RB 5 38 Willis McGahee BAL RB 4 35 Cadillac Williams TB RB 6 34 Clinton Portis WAS RB 0 34 Sammy Morris NE RB 6 33 Reggie Bush NO RB 0 33 Starting WRs Name Team Pos Week 11 Pts Remaining 2009 Points Larry Fitzgerald ARI WR 20 82 Andre Johnson HOU WR 15 70 Randy Moss NE WR 14 80 Wes Welker NE WR 14 66 Ted Ginn MIA WR 12 44 Bryant Johnson DET WR 12 28 Donald Driver GB WR 11 42 Reggie Wayne IND WR 10 62 Sidney Rice MIN WR 10 53 Roddy White ATL WR 10 50 Percy Harvin MIN WR 10 49 Terrell Owens BUF WR 10 45 Anquan Boldin ARI WR 10 37 Greg Jennings GB WR 9 49 Hines Ward PIT WR 9 48 Jerricho Cotchery NYJ WR 9 40 Chris Chambers KC WR 9 37 Sam Hurd DAL WR 9 34 Antonio Bryant TB WR 8 50 Marques Colston NO WR 8 49 Chad Ochocinco CIN WR 8 45 DeSean Jackson PHI WR 8 44 Nate Burleson SEA WR 8 41 Brandon Marshall DEN WR 8 37 Pierre Garcon IND WR 8 36 Bernard Berrian MIN WR 8 32 Devin Hester CHI WR 8 31 Chaz Schilens OAK WR 8 31 Santonio Holmes PIT WR 7 38 T.J. Houshmandzadeh SEA WR 7 38 Bench WRs Name Team Pos Week 11 Pts Remaining 2009 Points Steve Smith CAR WR 6 52 Calvin Johnson DET WR 0 46 Derrick Mason BAL WR 6 43 Steve Breaston ARI WR 7 37 Kevin Walter HOU WR 7 37 Torry Holt JAC WR 7 37 Robert Meachem NO WR 7 36 Michael Crabtree SF WR 7 36 Mark Clayton BAL WR 5 35 Donnie Avery STL WR 7 31 Eddie Royal DEN WR 5 31 Laveranues Coles CIN WR 6 30 Mike Walker JAC WR 6 30 Braylon Edwards NYJ WR 6 28 Josh Morgan SF WR 7 26 Vincent Jackson SD WR 6 26 Brooks Foster STL WR 6 25 Muhsin Muhammad CAR WR 5 25 Roy E. Williams DAL WR 5 25 Justin Gage TEN WR 0 25 Patrick Crayton DAL WR 6 24 Santana Moss WAS WR 3 24 Steve Smith CAR WR 6 52 Bobby Wade KC WR 6 22 Brandon Stokley DEN WR 4 22 Michael Jenkins ATL WR 5 21 Lee Evans BUF WR 4 21 Davone Bess MIA WR 3 21 Earl Bennett CHI WR 4 20 Lance Moore NO WR 4 20 Starting TEs Name Team Pos Week 11 Pts Remaining 2009 Points Tony Gonzalez ATL TE 14 52 Kellen Winslow TB TE 13 33 Dallas Clark IND TE 12 46 Greg Olsen CHI TE 10 41 Spencer Havner GB TE 10 33 Antonio Gates SD TE 8 42 Visanthe Shiancoe MIN TE 8 38 Jermichael Finley GB TE 8 28 Vernon Davis SF TE 7 47 John Carlson SEA TE 7 33 Bench TEs Name Team Pos Week 11 Pts Remaining 2009 Points Heath Miller PIT TE 6 35 Brent Celek PHI TE 4 31 Tom Santi IND TE 2 30 Jeremy Shockey NO TE 7 29 Kevin Boss NYG TE 5 29 Jason Witten DAL TE 4 28 Brandon Pettigrew DET TE 5 27 Kory Sperry MIA TE 6 24 Dustin Keller NYJ TE 4 22 Zach Miller OAK TE 4 21 Starting Ks Name Team Pos Week 11 Pts Remaining 2009 Points Lawrence Tynes NYG K 12 49 Phil Dawson CLE K 12 34 Mason Crosby GB K 11 37 David Akers PHI K 10 45 Stephen Gostkowski NE K 9 51 Matt Stover IND K 9 48 Rian Lindell BUF K 9 35 Rob Bironas TEN K 8 49 Kris Brown HOU K 8 42 Dan Carpenter MIA K 8 40 Bench Ks Name Team Pos Week 11 Pts Remaining 2009 Points Nick Folk DAL K 8 39 Jay Feely NYJ K 7 39 Nate Kaeding SD K 8 38 Jason Hanson DET K 6 37 Robbie Gould CHI K 5 37 Neil Rackers ARI K 7 36 Ryan Longwell MIN K 7 36 Garrett Hartley NO K 3 36 Joe Nedney SF K 8 35 Sebastian Janikowski OAK K 7 35 Starting DEFs Name Team Pos Week 11 Pts Remaining 2009 Points Cincinnati Bengals CIN DEF 26 49 Philadelphia Eagles PHI DEF 16 39 Baltimore Ravens BAL DEF 14 61 Seattle Seahawks SEA DEF 12 36 Dallas Cowboys DAL DEF 12 33 Green Bay Packers GB DEF 11 36 Miami Dolphins MIA DEF 9 37 San Francisco 49ers SF DEF 9 35 Indianapolis Colts IND DEF 7 51 San Diego Chargers SD DEF 7 42 Bench DEFs Name Team Pos Week 11 Pts Remaining 2009 Points Pittsburgh Steelers PIT DEF 1 62 New Orleans Saints NO DEF 4 48 Minnesota Vikings MIN DEF 6 42 New England Patriots NE DEF 7 36 Tennessee Titans TEN DEF 7 35 Buffalo Bills BUF DEF 6 35 Arizona Cardinals ARI DEF 4 35 New York Giants NYG DEF 5 33 Oakland Raiders OAK DEF 3 33 Atlanta Falcons ATL DEF 6 31

NFL Game Projections 2009 - Week 12

2009-11-29T05:53:00.000-08:00

NFL Game Projections 2009 - Week 12

I know, I know - it' not cool to predict games after they took place! If you know me, you know two things:

1. I haven't adjusted the scores that I came up with before the Thursday games

2. I haven't adjusted my weekly posting schedule to accommodate the Thursday games

Gambling is stupid. Don't gamble. I don't, you shouldn't.

GB 30 - DET 0 DAL 20 - OAK 0 CIN 16 - CLE 0 PHI 15 - WAS 0 MIN 24 - CHI 9 SD 20 - KC 6 ATL 23 - TB 14 IND 19 - HOU 10 ARI 22 - TEN 14 SEA 14 - STL 7 SF 13 - JAC 6 NYJ 6 - CAR 0 MIA 14 - BUF 8 NYG 12 - DEN 7 NE 17 - NO 13 PIT 1 - BAL 0

NFL Game Projections 2009 - Week 11

2009-11-22T08:57:00.000-08:00

NFL Game Projections 2009 - Week 11

I know, I know... the Dolphins-Panthers game was already played. I actually ran the numbers BEFORE that, but didn't publish until I was able to adjust Sunday's games due to injuries.

Since I currently have three followers of this blog, one of which is me, I am not seriously worried about people calling me out on my prediction credibility ;)

I *did* correctly call the Miami-Carolina game, in which I had Miami by five points, whereas Vegas had Carolina by 3. Miami won by 7, so I've felt good for a few days.

I'm sure that good feeling will be rectified when today's games start in an hour.

I can't figure out why Vegas has Baltimore favored by 1. I have Indianapolis by... uh... 16.

Good luck!

Final NO 32 - TB 8 CIN 22 - OAK 3 PIT 22 - KC 0 MIN 27 - SEA 8 IND 16 - BAL 0 GB 27 - SF 12 HOU 23 - TEN 11 ARI 24 - STL 13 CLE 13 - DET 12 DAL 15 - WAS 11 MIA 20 - CAR 15 NE 17 - NYJ 9 SD 14 - DEN 11 BUF 17 - JAC 18 PHI 12 - CHI 10 NYG 16 - ATL 10

Fantasy Football Projections 2009 - Week 11 Players

2009-11-22T08:47:00.000-08:00

Fantasy Football Projections 2009 - Week 11 Players

Welcome to Week 11 - no more byes!

Not too many curveballs this week, with the exception of the recommendation that Trent Edwards be given serious consideration, and that the Ravens defense be benched. In one league, I picked up the Detroit Lions defense to start over the Ravens.

Seriously.

Starting QBs Name Team Pos Week 11 Pts Remaining 2009 Points Tom Brady NE QB 22 119 Aaron Rodgers GB QB 20 119 Peyton Manning IND QB 20 119 Drew Brees NO QB 18 121 Matt Schaub HOU QB 17 117 Ben Roethlisberger PIT QB 17 84 Trent Edwards BUF QB 17 79 Carson Palmer CIN QB 16 100 Tony Romo DAL QB 16 98 Jay Cutler CHI QB 16 95 Bench QBs Name Team Pos Week 11 Pts Remaining 2009 Points Philip Rivers SD QB 15 101 Kurt Warner ARI QB 14 98 Donovan McNabb PHI QB 12 98 Alex Smith SF QB 14 89 David Garrard JAC QB 16 88 Brett Favre MIN QB 14 87 Matt Cassel KC QB 11 83 Matt Hasselbeck SEA QB 11 78 Matthew Stafford DET QB 12 77 Matt Ryan ATL QB 12 72 Starting RBs Name Team Pos Week 11 Pts Remaining 2009 Points Maurice JonesDrew JAC RB 28 93 Steven Jackson STL RB 21 87 Cedric Benson CIN RB 18 87 Ricky Williams MIA RB 16 83 Adrian Peterson MIN RB 15 95 DeAngelo Williams CAR RB 14 103 Pierre Thomas NO RB 14 87 Thomas Jones NYJ RB 13 96 Brandon Jacobs NYG RB 13 69 Ladell Betts WAS RB 13 35 Chris Johnson TEN RB 12 102 Ray Rice BAL RB 12 77 Darren Sproles SD RB 12 73 Kevin Smith DET RB 12 55 Frank Gore SF RB 11 84 Matt Forte CHI RB 11 67 Ryan Grant GB RB 11 66 Jonathan Stewart CAR RB 11 58 Chris Beanie Wells ARI RB 11 46 LeSean McCoy PHI RB 11 44 Bench RBs Name Team Pos Week 11 Pts Remaining 2009 Points Michael Turner ATL RB 0 97 Ryan Moats HOU RB 9 73 Joseph Addai IND RB 8 73 Marion Barber DAL RB 9 64 Steve Slaton HOU RB 10 63 Brian Westbrook PHI RB 0 60 Marshawn Lynch BUF RB 9 56 Reggie Bush NO RB 10 48 Knowshon Moreno DEN RB 6 48 Tim Hightower ARI RB 7 47 Cadillac Williams TB RB 10 45 LaDainian Tomlinson SD RB 6 43 Fred Taylor NE RB 1 43 Willie Parker PIT RB 8 42 Darren McFadden OAK RB 4 42 Clinton Portis WAS RB 2 42 Fred Jackson BUF RB 9 41 Willis McGahee BAL RB 5 41 Ahmad Bradshaw NYG RB 9 40 Mike Bell NO RB 8 40 Starting WRs Name Team Pos Week 11 Pts Remaining 2009 Points Andre Johnson HOU WR 16 86 Larry Fitzgerald ARI WR 15 94 Marques Colston NO WR 14 63 Randy Moss NE WR 13 103 Reggie Wayne IND WR 12 77 Roddy White ATL WR 12 64 Sidney Rice MIN WR 12 58 Antonio Bryant TB WR 11 63 Percy Harvin MIN WR 11 57 Chad Ochocinco CIN WR 11 56 Steve Smith CAR WR 10 60 Hines Ward PIT WR 10 55 Greg Jennings GB WR 10 55 Wes Welker NE WR 9 72 DeSean Jackson PHI WR 9 51 Kevin Walter HOU WR 9 49 Bernard Berrian MIN WR 9 41 Calvin Johnson DET WR 8 60 Ted Ginn MIA WR 8 57 Donald Driver GB WR 8 48 Jerricho Cotchery NYJ WR 8 48 Steve Breaston ARI WR 8 47 Torry Holt JAC WR 8 45 Santonio Holmes PIT WR 8 45 T.J. Houshmandzadeh SEA WR 7 52 Justin Gage TEN WR 7 49 Nate Burleson SEA WR 7 45 Sam Hurd DAL WR 7 41 Donnie Avery STL WR 7 38 Santana Moss WAS WR 7 33 Bench WRs Name Team Pos Week 11 Pts Remaining 2009 Points Brandon Marshall DEN WR 6 46 Terrell Owens BUF WR 6 45 Derrick Mason BAL WR 6 45 Pierre Garcon IND WR 4 44 Mark Clayton BAL WR 6 40 Robert Meachem NO WR 6 39 Eddie Royal DEN WR 6 38 Anquan Boldin ARI WR 5 38 Chaz Schilens OAK WR 4 36 Devin Hester CHI WR 4 36 Laveranues Coles CIN WR 6 35 Mike Walker JAC WR 5 35 Josh Morgan SF WR 6 34 Braylon Edwards NYJ WR 5 33 Bobby Wade KC WR 6 32 Muhsin Muhammad CAR WR 6 32 Michael Crabtree SF WR 5 31 Chris Chambers KC WR 4 31 Vincent Jackson SD WR 5 30 Brooks Foster STL WR 5 30 Roy E. Williams DAL WR 4 29 Bryant Johnson DET WR 4 29 Lee Evans BUF WR 5 28 Lance Moore NO WR 6 26 Davone Bess MIA WR 5 26 Patrick Crayton DAL WR 4 26 Mark Bradley KC WR 5 25 Kelley Washington BAL WR 4 25 Kevin Curtis PHI WR 2 25 Michael Jenkins ATL WR 4 24 Starting TEs Name Team Pos Week 11 Pts Remaining 2009 Points Dallas Clark IND TE 9 56 Greg Olsen CHI TE 9 51 Zach Miller OAK TE 9 26 John Carlson SEA TE 8 41 Tony Gonzalez ATL TE 7 54 Heath Miller PIT TE 7 39 Brent Celek PHI TE 7 34 Vernon Davis SF TE 6 50 Antonio Gates SD TE 6 45 Visanthe Shiancoe MIN TE 6 42 Bench TEs Name Team Pos Week 11 Pts Remaining 2009 Points Spencer Havner GB TE 6 39 Jeremy Shockey NO TE 5 34 Kellen Winslow TB TE 1 34 Jermichael Finley GB TE 5 32 Jason Witten DAL TE 4 32 Kevin Boss NYG TE 6 29 Dustin Keller NYJ TE 5 29 Kory Sperry MIA TE 3 28 Joey Haynos MIA TE 6 26 Todd Heap BAL TE 4 25 Starting Ks Name Team Pos Week 11 Pts Remaining 2009 Points Phil Dawson CLE K 16 54 Stephen Gostkowski NE K 12 64 Ryan Longwell MIN K 11 50 Mason Crosby GB K 11 49 Rian Lindell BUF K 11 47 Jeff Reed PIT K 11 44 Rob Bironas TEN K 9 55 David Akers PHI K 9 53 Connor Barth TB K 9 52 Nick Folk DAL K 9 51 Bench Ks Name Team Pos Week 11 Pts Remaining 2009 Points Matt Stover IND K 7 58 Lawrence Tynes NYG K 8 52 Kris Brown HOU K 8 51 Neil Rackers ARI K 8 50 Garrett Hartley NO K 9 47 Dan Carpenter MIA K 7 47 Jay Feely NYJ K 5 47 Jason Hanson DET K 6 44 Matt Prater DEN K 8 43 Olindo Mare SEA K 8 42 Starting DEFs Name Team Pos Week 11 Pts Remaining 2009 Points Arizona Cardinals ARI DEF 15 53 Cincinnati Bengals CIN DEF 13 70 Pittsburgh Steelers PIT DEF 12 79 Philadelphia Eagles PHI DEF 12 51 New Orleans Saints NO DEF 11 55 Dallas Cowboys DAL DEF 11 45 Green Bay Packers GB DEF 8 51 Miami Dolphins MIA DEF 8 46 Tennessee Titans TEN DEF 8 44 Buffalo Bills BUF DEF 8 41 Bench DEFs Name Team Pos Week 11 Pts Remaining 2009 Points Baltimore Ravens BAL DEF -5 60 Indianapolis Colts IND DEF 6 52 Minnesota Vikings MIN DEF 6 49 San Diego Chargers SD DEF 6 48 San Francisco 49ers SF DEF 3 43 Seattle Seahawks SEA DEF 5 42 New York Giants NYG DEF 4 41 New England Patriots NE DEF 7 38 Atlanta Falcons ATL DEF 6 36 Tampa Bay Buccaneers TB DEF 5 36

NFL Game Projections 2009 - Week 10

2009-11-12T15:35:00.000-08:00

NFL Game Projections 2009 - Week 10

Finally, my game projections scores have come down to earth!! That said, I did nail the Monday Night spread last week.

Percentage-wise, we did rebound last week somewhat from our dismal 31% showing to bounce back up to 46%... not a high bounce. Unfortunately, our accuracy got worse when it comes to picking which games to feel great about - our high confidence picks were a mere 36%, which dropped our annual total on those games from 57% down to 54%.

Here are the projected scores we have for this week:

BAL 39 - CLE 0

NO 43 - STL 11

MIN 39 - DET 18

NYJ 27 - JAC 8

ARI 30 - SEA 14

GB 34 - DAL 19

MIA 30 - TB 18

PIT 22 - CIN 12

OAK 25 - KC 18

SD 22 - PHI 16

IND 21 - NE 18

CAR 26 - ATL 24

DEN 16 - WAS 14

SF 20 - CHI 19

BUF 24 - TEN 23

Fantasy Football Projections 2009 - Week 10 Players

2009-11-12T15:04:00.000-08:00

Fantasy Football Projections 2009 - Week 10 Players

Coming out of the heavy bye weeks, we're back up to 15 games in Week 10, which means more fantasy options for YOU!

Tons of lopsided matchups this week... MIN vs DET, NO vs STL, BAL vs CLE... some guys (Joe Flacco, Ronnie Brown) will have fresh opportunities to make big plays.

Ladell Betts has proven in the past to be more effective than Clinton Portis in Washington, and Denver's rush defense gave up 155 yards to Rashard Mendenhall Monday night against Pittsburgh.

Chaz Schilens should finally get on the field in Oakland. FanHandle likes Chaz Schilens a lot - we may see why against the Chiefs.

Speaking of the Chiefs, they seem to have found (and put) new life in WR Chris Chambers, who they acquired mid-season. Chambers went off last week, so it's not a bad idea to put him in against the Raiders.

Starting QBs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 10 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Aaron Rodgers	GB	QB	19	137
Peyton Manning	IND	QB	19	135
Alex Smith	SF	QB	19	120
Kurt Warner	ARI	QB	19	118
Drew Brees	NO	QB	18	141
Jay Cutler	CHI	QB	17	121
Joe Flacco	BAL	QB	17	86
Matt Cassel	KC	QB	16	105
Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	QB	16	103
Trent Edwards	BUF	QB	16	87

Bench QBs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 10 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Tom Brady	NE	QB	13	127
Philip Rivers	SD	QB	15	118
Carson Palmer	CIN	QB	6	117
Matt Schaub	HOU	QB	0	114
Tony Romo	DAL	QB	14	112
Donovan McNabb	PHI	QB	8	101
Brett Favre	MIN	QB	15	99
Matthew Stafford	DET	QB	12	89
Matt Ryan	ATL	QB	14	87
David Garrard	JAC	QB	8	85

Starting RBs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 10 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
DeAngelo Williams	CAR	RB	23	126
Chris Johnson	TEN	RB	22	113
Adrian Peterson	MIN	RB	19	115
Michael Turner	ATL	RB	18	130
Ray Rice	BAL	RB	17	93
Ladell Betts	WAS	RB	17	38
Thomas Jones	NYJ	RB	16	115
Steven Jackson	STL	RB	16	97
Ronnie Brown	MIA	RB	16	76
Pierre Thomas	NO	RB	14	102
Darren Sproles	SD	RB	12	86
Joseph Addai	IND	RB	12	81
Marion Barber	DAL	RB	12	81
Chester Taylor	MIN	RB	12	47
Matt Forte	CHI	RB	11	79
Ryan Grant	GB	RB	11	79
Ricky Williams	MIA	RB	11	71
Maurice JonesDrew	JAC	RB	10	103
Frank Gore	SF	RB	10	93
Jonathan Stewart	CAR	RB	10	61

Bench RBs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 10 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Cedric Benson	CIN	RB	7	100
Brian Westbrook	PHI	RB	9	76
Brandon Jacobs	NYG	RB	0	73
Kevin Smith	DET	RB	8	68
Ryan Moats	HOU	RB	0	64
Marshawn Lynch	BUF	RB	8	62
Steve Slaton	HOU	RB	0	58
Willis McGahee	BAL	RB	10	55
Tim Hightower	ARI	RB	8	55
Leon Washington	NYJ	RB	7	55
Knowshon Moreno	DEN	RB	6	53
Darren McFadden	OAK	RB	9	51
Mike Bell	NO	RB	8	51
Reggie Bush	NO	RB	10	50
Fred Taylor	NE	RB	2	50
LaDainian Tomlinson	SD	RB	9	49
LeSean McCoy	PHI	RB	6	49
Cadillac Williams	TB	RB	6	48
Clinton Portis	WAS	RB	0	48
Willie Parker	PIT	RB	4	47

Starting WRs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 10 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Chaz Schilens	OAK	WR	20	85
Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	WR	18	107
Marques Colston	NO	WR	14	83
Roddy White	ATL	WR	12	78
Derrick Mason	BAL	WR	12	59
Reggie Wayne	IND	WR	11	86
Antonio Bryant	TB	WR	11	73
Jerricho Cotchery	NYJ	WR	11	55
Devin Hester	CHI	WR	11	49
Wes Welker	NE	WR	10	81
Calvin Johnson	DET	WR	10	78
Ted Ginn	MIA	WR	10	71
Hines Ward	PIT	WR	10	71
Chad Ochocinco	CIN	WR	10	70
Greg Jennings	GB	WR	10	68
DeSean Jackson	PHI	WR	10	63
Anquan Boldin	ARI	WR	10	52
Sidney Rice	MIN	WR	9	63
Donald Driver	GB	WR	9	58
Torry Holt	JAC	WR	9	53
Chris Chambers	KC	WR	9	50
Percy Harvin	MIN	WR	8	68
Steve Smith	CAR	WR	8	65
Nate Burleson	SEA	WR	8	61
Dwayne Bowe	KC	WR	8	58
T.J. Houshmandzadeh	SEA	WR	8	56
Braylon Edwards	NYJ	WR	8	38
Eddie Royal	DEN	WR	7	53
Steve Breaston	ARI	WR	7	52
Terrell Owens	BUF	WR	7	51

Bench WRs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 10 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Randy Moss	NE	WR	3	84
Andre Johnson	HOU	WR	0	81
Justin Gage	TEN	WR	6	54
Kevin Walter	HOU	WR	0	51
Bernard Berrian	MIN	WR	7	50
Brandon Marshall	DEN	WR	6	48
Santonio Holmes	PIT	WR	7	47
Josh Morgan	SF	WR	6	47
Mark Clayton	BAL	WR	6	45
Sam Hurd	DAL	WR	6	45
Lance Moore	NO	WR	6	42
Robert Meachem	NO	WR	6	40
Donnie Avery	STL	WR	5	39
Mike Walker	JAC	WR	4	39
Bobby Wade	KC	WR	5	38
Santana Moss	WAS	WR	4	38
Michael Crabtree	SF	WR	5	37
Pierre Garcon	IND	WR	5	37
Laveranues Coles	CIN	WR	5	36
Bryant Johnson	DET	WR	5	34
Kevin Curtis	PHI	WR	4	34
Vincent Jackson	SD	WR	4	34
Patrick Crayton	DAL	WR	5	32
Kelley Washington	BAL	WR	5	30
Brandon Stokley	DEN	WR	4	30
Lee Evans	BUF	WR	6	29
Muhsin Muhammad	CAR	WR	0	29
Earl Bennett	CHI	WR	5	28
Michael Jenkins	ATL	WR	4	28
Roy E. Williams	DAL	WR	4	28

Starting TEs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 10 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Brent Celek	PHI	TE	14	49
Vernon Davis	SF	TE	10	61
Kellen Winslow	TB	TE	10	44
Antonio Gates	SD	TE	9	60
Visanthe Shiancoe	MIN	TE	9	49
Zach Miller	OAK	TE	9	38
Tony Gonzalez	ATL	TE	8	64
Dallas Clark	IND	TE	7	63
Greg Olsen	CHI	TE	7	57
Heath Miller	PIT	TE	7	48

Bench TEs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 10 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
John Carlson	SEA	TE	5	45
Spencer Havner	GB	TE	6	42
Dustin Keller	NYJ	TE	6	40
Jeremy Shockey	NO	TE	4	39
Jermichael Finley	GB	TE	6	38
Todd Heap	BAL	TE	5	35
Jason Witten	DAL	TE	4	35
Brandon Pettigrew	DET	TE	6	32
Kevin Boss	NYG	TE	0	32
Joey Haynos	MIA	TE	4	30

Starting Ks
Name	Team	Pos	Week 10 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Ryan Longwell	MIN	K	12	60
Stephen Gostkowski	NE	K	11	73
Mason Crosby	GB	K	10	61
Jay Feely	NYJ	K	10	61
Rob Bironas	TEN	K	10	60
Garrett Hartley	NO	K	10	56
David Akers	PHI	K	9	62
Matt Prater	DEN	K	9	54
Neil Rackers	ARI	K	8	60
Rian Lindell	BUF	K	8	54

Bench Ks
Name	Team	Pos	Week 10 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Phil Dawson	CLE	K	4	70
Matt Stover	IND	K	6	62
Nick Folk	DAL	K	7	61
Lawrence Tynes	NYG	K	0	54
Jason Hanson	DET	K	8	52
Jeff Reed	PIT	K	6	51
Kris Brown	HOU	K	0	51
Dan Carpenter	MIA	K	8	50
Connor Barth	TB	K	6	50
Sebastian Janikowski	OAK	K	8	48

Starting DEFs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 10 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Baltimore Ravens	BAL	DEF	20	78
New Orleans Saints	NO	DEF	19	74
Pittsburgh Steelers	PIT	DEF	14	88
Cincinnati Bengals	CIN	DEF	10	81
Green Bay Packers	GB	DEF	10	62
Minnesota Vikings	MIN	DEF	10	56
New York Jets	NYJ	DEF	8	52
Buffalo Bills	BUF	DEF	7	49
New England Patriots	NE	DEF	7	49
Seattle Seahawks	SEA	DEF	6	55

Bench DEFs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 10 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Arizona Cardinals	ARI	DEF	5	62
Dallas Cowboys	DAL	DEF	5	54
Indianapolis Colts	IND	DEF	2	53
San Diego Chargers	SD	DEF	6	52
Miami Dolphins	MIA	DEF	6	51
Philadelphia Eagles	PHI	DEF	0	49
Atlanta Falcons	ATL	DEF	6	46
Tennessee Titans	TEN	DEF	6	46
San Francisco 49ers	SF	DEF	6	41
New York Giants	NYG	DEF	0	41

NFL Game Projections 2009 - Week 9

2009-11-08T08:52:00.000-08:00

NFL Game Projections 2009 - Week 9

Worst week ever last week! Got the winner right in 69%... called the spread correctly in a mere 31%, our first sub-50% week since Week 1. In my defense, the Colts had approximately 250 stalled drives in the Red Zone, and someone reminded the Oakland Raiders that they're getting paid to play football... and nobody should ever attempt to project Favre vs. the Pack.

Here is my big screw-up this week:

I'm projecting Baltimore to beat Cincinnati with a large stick. I seem to do this every week, and Cincinnati repeatedly screws with not just me, but everyone. Here is a list of the Bengals games showing the FAVORITE and the result:

Week 1: CINCINNATI vs Denver - winner: Denver
Week 2: GREEN BAY vs Cincinnati - winner: Cincinnati
Week 3: PITTSBURGH vs Cincinnati - winner: Cincinnati
Week 4: CINCINNATI vs Cleveland - winner: Cincinnati (but still missed spread!)
Week 5: BALTIMORE vs Cincinnati - winner: Cincinnati
Week 6: CINCINNATI vs Houston - winner: Houston, of course
Week 7: CHICAGO vs Cincinnati - winner: Cincinnati

Last week, Cincinnati was on bye, and still came within 2 points of an upset. So... if Vegas cannot correctly call any Bengal game, I don't feel so bad.

Here are my asinine-yet-largely-effective-in-terms-of-guessing-the-point-difference projections for NFL Week 9:

NO 62 - CAR 20

BAL 41 - CIN 0

GB 42 - TB 3

PHI 41 - DAL 3

IND 51 - HOU 21

NE 46 - MIA 25

PIT 26 - DEN 8

ARI 31 - CHI 18

JAC 28 - KC 16

ATL 27 - WAS 16

SD 25 - NYG 18

SEA 45 - DET 40

SF 23 - TEN 20

Enjoy the games!!

Fantasy Football Projections 2009 - Week 9 Players

2009-11-08T08:36:00.000-08:00

Fantasy Football Projections 2009 - Week 9 Players

Welcome to Sunday morning!

Interesting stuff this week... after a bye week's rest, this is probably the last week you can viably still start Willie Parker. I think he'll get some touches today, but this might be his last hurrah. LeSean McCoy gets a fantasy start this week, as Westbrook is inactive for Philadelphia.

For some reason, I see a big game from John Carlson, TE Sea... could it be that they're playing the Lions? Hmmm...

This is a sad day for me... for the first time in my fantasy career, I own the Redskins starting running back and am benching him. I know that I have Portis listed as a starter below, but I also have MJD and Cadillac Williams, who I think will have a good game against the Packers. The Skins O-Line is decimated, their backfield has been bickering all year, the front office has no idea what it's doing, the coach has been emasculated and... well, Portis has had a dismal fantasy year, amassing 1 Rushing and 1 Receiving TD to date.

As a lifelong Skins fan (someone PLEASE buy the team from Snyder!), I sincerely hope Portis proves me (and the algorithm) wrong and has a monster game while I've got him on the bench. In the meantime, I'm starting a platooning Buc.

Starting QBs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 9 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Drew Brees	NO	QB	24	167
Tom Brady	NE	QB	23	153
Donovan McNabb	PHI	QB	22	129
Aaron Rodgers	GB	QB	21	155
Peyton Manning	IND	QB	19	156
Matt Cassel	KC	QB	19	122
Alex Smith	SF	QB	18	118
David Garrard	JAC	QB	18	103
Philip Rivers	SD	QB	17	133
Jay Cutler	CHI	QB	17	133

Bench QBs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 9 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Carson Palmer	CIN	QB	11	133
Kurt Warner	ARI	QB	16	131
Matt Schaub	HOU	QB	12	126
Tony Romo	DAL	QB	5	118
Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	QB	12	110
Joe Flacco	BAL	QB	16	104
Matthew Stafford	DET	QB	13	102
Matt Ryan	ATL	QB	12	102
Kyle Orton	DEN	QB	11	97
Brett Favre	MIN	QB	0	96

Starting RBs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 9 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
DeAngelo Williams	CAR	RB	21	142
Maurice JonesDrew	JAC	RB	20	121
Pierre Thomas	NO	RB	16	118
Michael Turner	ATL	RB	15	136
Brandon Jacobs	NYG	RB	15	94
Joseph Addai	IND	RB	14	85
Darren Sproles	SD	RB	13	101
Chris Johnson	TEN	RB	12	122
Matt Forte	CHI	RB	12	92
Ryan Grant	GB	RB	12	87
Kevin Smith	DET	RB	11	82
Cadillac Williams	TB	RB	11	61
Willie Parker	PIT	RB	10	62
LeSean McCoy	PHI	RB	10	56
Ronnie Brown	MIA	RB	9	87
Cedric Benson	CIN	RB	8	108
Ray Rice	BAL	RB	8	103
Ricky Williams	MIA	RB	8	76
Jonathan Stewart	CAR	RB	8	71
Clinton Portis	WAS	RB	8	71

Bench RBs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 9 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Adrian Peterson	MIN	RB	0	116
Thomas Jones	NYJ	RB	0	115
Frank Gore	SF	RB	7	94
Steven Jackson	STL	RB	0	93
Marion Barber	DAL	RB	5	84
Brian Westbrook	PHI	RB	0	75
Tim Hightower	ARI	RB	8	68
Knowshon Moreno	DEN	RB	5	67
Mike Bell	NO	RB	7	65
Ryan Moats	HOU	RB	8	61
Willis McGahee	BAL	RB	4	60
Marshawn Lynch	BUF	RB	0	59
Reggie Bush	NO	RB	8	57
LaDainian Tomlinson	SD	RB	6	57
Derrick Ward	TB	RB	7	55
Felix Jones	DAL	RB	6	54
Fred Taylor	NE	RB	0	53
Julius Jones	SEA	RB	8	50
Darren McFadden	OAK	RB	0	50
Donald Brown	IND	RB	6	49

Starting WRs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 9 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Calvin Johnson	DET	WR	18	106
Randy Moss	NE	WR	16	91
Reggie Wayne	IND	WR	15	101
Andre Johnson	HOU	WR	14	98
Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	WR	13	110
Marques Colston	NO	WR	12	97
Wes Welker	NE	WR	12	91
Steve Smith	CAR	WR	12	79
Derrick Mason	BAL	WR	12	77
Roddy White	ATL	WR	11	90
Dwayne Bowe	KC	WR	11	72
Donald Driver	GB	WR	11	69
Ted Ginn	MIA	WR	10	84
Greg Jennings	GB	WR	10	79
Nate Burleson	SEA	WR	10	72
Mark Clayton	BAL	WR	10	59
Chad Ochocinco	CIN	WR	9	85
Torry Holt	JAC	WR	9	67
Eddie Royal	DEN	WR	9	64
Anquan Boldin	ARI	WR	9	64
T.J. Houshmandzadeh	SEA	WR	9	63
Justin Gage	TEN	WR	9	59
DeSean Jackson	PHI	WR	8	71
Austin Collie	IND	WR	8	61
Josh Morgan	SF	WR	8	60
Devin Hester	CHI	WR	8	53
Santana Moss	WAS	WR	8	46
Robert Meachem	NO	WR	8	46
Hines Ward	PIT	WR	7	77
Kevin Walter	HOU	WR	7	56

Bench WRs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 9 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Chaz Schilens	OAK	WR	0	83
Antonio Bryant	TB	WR	0	78
Percy Harvin	MIN	WR	0	70
Sidney Rice	MIN	WR	0	67
Bernard Berrian	MIN	WR	0	56
Santonio Holmes	PIT	WR	7	52
Terrell Owens	BUF	WR	0	52
Michael Crabtree	SF	WR	7	51
Sam Hurd	DAL	WR	4	51
Jerricho Cotchery	NYJ	WR	0	51
Steve Breaston	ARI	WR	6	50
Lance Moore	NO	WR	4	44
Brandon Marshall	DEN	WR	3	42
Michael Jenkins	ATL	WR	5	41
Mike Walker	JAC	WR	5	40
Braylon Edwards	NYJ	WR	0	40
Pierre Garcon	IND	WR	6	39
Vincent Jackson	SD	WR	5	39
Kelley Washington	BAL	WR	6	38
Brandon Stokley	DEN	WR	4	38
Donnie Avery	STL	WR	0	38
Bryant Johnson	DET	WR	5	37
Laveranues Coles	CIN	WR	5	37
Kevin Curtis	PHI	WR	2	37
Patrick Crayton	DAL	WR	3	34
Muhsin Muhammad	CAR	WR	0	34
Chris Henry	CIN	WR	4	33
Mark Bradley	KC	WR	3	33
Dennis Northcutt	DET	WR	4	31
Jabar Gaffney	DEN	WR	4	31

Starting TEs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 9 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
John Carlson	SEA	TE	10	55
Tony Gonzalez	ATL	TE	8	73
Antonio Gates	SD	TE	8	69
Jeremy Shockey	NO	TE	8	49
Dallas Clark	IND	TE	7	68
Heath Miller	PIT	TE	7	58
Kevin Boss	NYG	TE	7	40
Vernon Davis	SF	TE	6	60
Brent Celek	PHI	TE	6	58
Jason Witten	DAL	TE	6	41

Bench TEs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 9 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Greg Olsen	CHI	TE	5	50
Spencer Havner	GB	TE	3	49
Kellen Winslow	TB	TE	4	46
Visanthe Shiancoe	MIN	TE	0	46
Todd Heap	BAL	TE	5	41
Dustin Keller	NYJ	TE	0	39
Zach Miller	OAK	TE	0	37
Tony Scheffler	DEN	TE	4	33
Jermichael Finley	GB	TE	0	33
Fred Davis	WAS	TE	5	31

Starting Ks
Name	Team	Pos	Week 9 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Stephen Gostkowski	NE	K	11	81
David Akers	PHI	K	11	74
Matt Stover	IND	K	10	77
Rob Bironas	TEN	K	10	71
Mason Crosby	GB	K	9	73
Jeff Reed	PIT	K	9	62
Jason Hanson	DET	K	9	60
Olindo Mare	SEA	K	9	51
Nick Folk	DAL	K	8	69
Neil Rackers	ARI	K	8	64

Bench Ks
Name	Team	Pos	Week 9 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Phil Dawson	CLE	K	0	74
Matt Prater	DEN	K	6	62
Garrett Hartley	NO	K	6	62
Jay Feely	NYJ	K	0	62
Dan Carpenter	MIA	K	5	59
Robbie Gould	CHI	K	8	58
Kris Brown	HOU	K	8	58
Lawrence Tynes	NYG	K	6	58
Nate Kaeding	SD	K	7	57
Ryan Longwell	MIN	K	0	56

Starting DEFs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 9 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Baltimore Ravens	BAL	DEF	16	94
Philadelphia Eagles	PHI	DEF	13	61
Green Bay Packers	GB	DEF	12	75
Seattle Seahawks	SEA	DEF	10	59
New Orleans Saints	NO	DEF	9	81
Miami Dolphins	MIA	DEF	8	65
Atlanta Falcons	ATL	DEF	8	56
Indianapolis Colts	IND	DEF	7	60
New England Patriots	NE	DEF	7	56
Pittsburgh Steelers	PIT	DEF	6	93

Bench DEFs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 9 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Cincinnati Bengals	CIN	DEF	1	79
Arizona Cardinals	ARI	DEF	5	74
Dallas Cowboys	DAL	DEF	6	59
San Diego Chargers	SD	DEF	5	59
Minnesota Vikings	MIN	DEF	0	58
New York Jets	NYJ	DEF	0	56
Buffalo Bills	BUF	DEF	0	50
Tennessee Titans	TEN	DEF	6	49
San Francisco 49ers	SF	DEF	5	49
Chicago Bears	CHI	DEF	4	48

NFL Game Projections 2009 - Week 8

2009-11-01T08:35:00.000-08:00

NFL Game Projections 2009 - Week 8

I was 10-3 last week against the spread, and an even better 7-2 in games that I would have bet, were I of the gambling stripe.

My system self-tracks, grades its own performance, and tells me which games I should lay money down on each week based on the confidence of its projections. To over-simplify the system, each game falls into several categories. If the combined success rate in each category is over 50%, the system recommends I bet on the game. If it doesn't, the system recommends I keep my mouth shut.

In week 7, the system was projecting accurately enough to be over 50% in every single category, the highest having a 77% success rate so far this season.

Now... there is only one game this week that falls into that particular category, and that is the Green Bay vs. Minnesota game... which is probably the least predictable game since the 49ers came to Kansas City on September 11, 1994, where they lost to aging stars Joe Montana and Marcus Allen.

But Montana didn't then go back to Candlestick, which is what Favre does today.

So... the game the system is the most confident in is probably the one I am *least* confident in.

We'll see how it goes.

IND 47 - SF 0

SD 41 - OAK 3

HOU 49 - BUF 12

NO 61 - ATL 25

BAL 39 - DEN 16

DAL 36 - SEA 20

GB 35 - MIN 19

CHI 25 - CLE 11

DET 34 - STL 27

NYG 9 - PHI 10

ARI 33 - CAR 31

MIA 21 - NYJ 20

TEN 15 - JAC 14

Fantasy Football Projections 2009 - Week 8 Players

2009-11-01T08:18:00.000-08:00

Fantasy Football Projections 2009 - Week 8 Players

With the NFL deciding to put ALL of the New England Patriots AND Pittsburgh Steelers players on bye week at the same time, fantasy owners are in the crunch this week to make ends meet.

Thanks to the miracle of not having Daylight Savings time (or having it - whichever), I am now able to get my numbers out a full 90 minutes before the games start :)

QBs - this is the week you start Romo or Garrard unless you have Brees or Old Manning. Young Manning will not have a good day against Philly.

RBs - MJD is still a starter, but I don't see a big day against the Titans. Kevin Smith, however, should hit his stride in the Ugly Bowl featuring the Lions and Rams.

WRs - TO may actually put something together at home vs. Houston, while Dallas' secondary should stuff Houshyaspellyanamewrongorilla

TE? - Teams are starting to use TEs differently this year, IMO. I'll actually blog about that at some point, because it's statistically interesting and has an impact on fantasy. For now, find the TE with the best chance of scoring points and start him, same as every week. Witten's been disappointing this year, but he should do well today.

Kickers & Defenses - I don't think anyone projects surprises with Kickers and Defenses. If they do, they know something the rest of us don't. That said, the Chicago Bears may go above and beyond the rest of the league this week against the Browns.

Good luck!

Starting QBs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 8 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Drew Brees	NO	QB	26	196
Peyton Manning	IND	QB	21	180
Tony Romo	DAL	QB	19	134
David Garrard	JAC	QB	19	131
Aaron Rodgers	GB	QB	18	168
Kurt Warner	ARI	QB	18	160
Philip Rivers	SD	QB	18	158
Matt Schaub	HOU	QB	18	153
Donovan McNabb	PHI	QB	18	143
Jay Cutler	CHI	QB	17	154

Bench QBs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 8 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Tom Brady	NE	QB	0	153
Carson Palmer	CIN	QB	0	136
Matt Cassel	KC	QB	0	122
Matt Ryan	ATL	QB	14	118
Joe Flacco	BAL	QB	10	117
Matthew Stafford	DET	QB	13	116
Kyle Orton	DEN	QB	12	112
Alex Smith	SF	QB	3	110
Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	QB	0	107
Brett Favre	MIN	QB	13	106

Starting RBs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 8 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Steven Jackson	STL	RB	24	111
DeAngelo Williams	CAR	RB	23	165
Adrian Peterson	MIN	RB	17	131
Ray Rice	BAL	RB	16	116
Michael Turner	ATL	RB	15	141
Steve Slaton	HOU	RB	15	104
Thomas Jones	NYJ	RB	14	126
Pierre Thomas	NO	RB	14	124
Kevin Smith	DET	RB	14	95
Darren Sproles	SD	RB	13	114
Chris Johnson	TEN	RB	11	119
Ryan Grant	GB	RB	11	102
Matt Forte	CHI	RB	11	96
Marshawn Lynch	BUF	RB	11	74
LaDainian Tomlinson	SD	RB	11	71
Willis McGahee	BAL	RB	11	70
Joseph Addai	IND	RB	10	98
Frank Gore	SF	RB	10	96
Marion Barber	DAL	RB	10	91
Maurice JonesDrew	JAC	RB	9	119

Bench RBs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 8 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Cedric Benson	CIN	RB	0	104
Brandon Jacobs	NYG	RB	9	101
Brian Westbrook	PHI	RB	0	100
Ronnie Brown	MIA	RB	7	92
Mike Bell	NO	RB	9	83
Ricky Williams	MIA	RB	6	82
Clinton Portis	WAS	RB	0	74
Tim Hightower	ARI	RB	8	72
Knowshon Moreno	DEN	RB	3	71
Jonathan Stewart	CAR	RB	7	68
Reggie Bush	NO	RB	7	64
Willie Parker	PIT	RB	0	62
Cadillac Williams	TB	RB	0	61
Felix Jones	DAL	RB	6	60
Chester Taylor	MIN	RB	8	57
Donald Brown	IND	RB	7	57
Derrick Ward	TB	RB	0	56
Jamal Lewis	CLE	RB	7	55
Fred Taylor	NE	RB	0	55
LenDale White	TEN	RB	6	52

Starting WRs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 8 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Andre Johnson	HOU	WR	16	120
Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	WR	14	128
Steve Smith	CAR	WR	14	96
Roddy White	ATL	WR	13	107
Reggie Wayne	IND	WR	12	105
Lance Moore	NO	WR	11	116
Calvin Johnson	DET	WR	11	116
Anquan Boldin	ARI	WR	10	90
Greg Jennings	GB	WR	10	87
Donald Driver	GB	WR	10	80
Eddie Royal	DEN	WR	10	77
Terrell Owens	BUF	WR	10	58
Marques Colston	NO	WR	9	103
DeSean Jackson	PHI	WR	8	76
Torry Holt	JAC	WR	8	74
Austin Collie	IND	WR	8	72
Brandon Stokley	DEN	WR	8	47
Nate Burleson	SEA	WR	7	81
Ted Ginn	MIA	WR	7	69
Mark Clayton	BAL	WR	7	69
Justin Gage	TEN	WR	7	67
Jerricho Cotchery	NYJ	WR	7	61
Chris Chambers	SD	WR	7	56
Mike Walker	JAC	WR	7	48
Darrius Heyward-Bey	OAK	WR	7	27
Kevin Walter	HOU	WR	6	72
Devin Hester	CHI	WR	6	59
Steve Breaston	ARI	WR	6	54
Robert Meachem	NO	WR	6	52
Dwayne Jarrett	CAR	WR	6	12

Bench WRs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 8 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Chaz Schilens	OAK	WR	0	90
Wes Welker	NE	WR	0	88
Randy Moss	NE	WR	0	86
Chad Ochocinco	CIN	WR	0	84
Hines Ward	PIT	WR	0	81
Antonio Bryant	TB	WR	0	80
Derrick Mason	BAL	WR	5	78
Dwayne Bowe	KC	WR	0	75
T.J. Houshmandzadeh	SEA	WR	5	71
Josh Morgan	SF	WR	2	65
Percy Harvin	MIN	WR	0	64
Vincent Jackson	SD	WR	5	56
Donnie Avery	STL	WR	5	56
Santana Moss	WAS	WR	0	53
Santonio Holmes	PIT	WR	0	52
Sidney Rice	MIN	WR	5	50
Michael Crabtree	SF	WR	3	50
Demetrius Williams	BAL	WR	5	49
Brandon Marshall	DEN	WR	5	48
Derrick Williams	DET	WR	5	47
Michael Jenkins	ATL	WR	5	45
Mark Bradley	KC	WR	0	45
Kelley Washington	BAL	WR	4	43
Kevin Curtis	PHI	WR	4	43
Bernard Berrian	MIN	WR	1	43
Laveranues Coles	CIN	WR	0	43
Bryant Johnson	DET	WR	4	41
Muhsin Muhammad	CAR	WR	0	41
Earl Bennett	CHI	WR	5	40
Davone Bess	MIA	WR	4	40

Starting TEs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 8 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Owen Daniels	HOU	TE	12	59
Jeremy Shockey	NO	TE	8	56
Zach Miller	OAK	TE	8	44
John Carlson	SEA	TE	7	59
Jason Witten	DAL	TE	7	49
Dallas Clark	IND	TE	6	79
Tony Gonzalez	ATL	TE	6	78
Greg Olsen	CHI	TE	6	55
Kevin Boss	NYG	TE	6	44
Todd Heap	BAL	TE	5	46

Bench TEs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 8 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Antonio Gates	SD	TE	3	78
Vernon Davis	SF	TE	2	61
Heath Miller	PIT	TE	0	57
Brent Celek	PHI	TE	4	54
Visanthe Shiancoe	MIN	TE	4	52
Kellen Winslow	TB	TE	0	43
Gary Barnidge	CAR	TE	4	39
Anthony Fasano	MIA	TE	5	38
Dustin Keller	NYJ	TE	4	38
Jermichael Finley	GB	TE	0	38

Starting Ks
Name	Team	Pos	Week 8 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Matt Stover	IND	K	12	99
Phil Dawson	CLE	K	12	95
Nick Folk	DAL	K	11	79
Jay Feely	NYJ	K	10	69
Steven Hauschka	BAL	K	10	62
Mason Crosby	GB	K	9	82
Rob Bironas	TEN	K	9	79
Matt Prater	DEN	K	8	71
Garrett Hartley	NO	K	8	71
Olindo Mare	SEA	K	8	63

Bench Ks
Name	Team	Pos	Week 8 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Stephen Gostkowski	NE	K	0	83
David Akers	PHI	K	5	77
Neil Rackers	ARI	K	7	72
Dan Carpenter	MIA	K	7	68
Lawrence Tynes	NYG	K	6	66
Jason Hanson	DET	K	6	65
Nate Kaeding	SD	K	7	64
Ryan Longwell	MIN	K	6	64
Robbie Gould	CHI	K	8	63
Kris Brown	HOU	K	8	63

Starting DEFs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 8 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Chicago Bears	CHI	DEF	14	54
Seattle Seahawks	SEA	DEF	10	81
Miami Dolphins	MIA	DEF	10	79
Indianapolis Colts	IND	DEF	10	69
San Diego Chargers	SD	DEF	10	64
Green Bay Packers	GB	DEF	9	89
Dallas Cowboys	DAL	DEF	9	70
Baltimore Ravens	BAL	DEF	8	98
New York Jets	NYJ	DEF	8	66
New York Giants	NYG	DEF	7	57

Bench DEFs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 8 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Pittsburgh Steelers	PIT	DEF	0	88
Arizona Cardinals	ARI	DEF	6	83
New Orleans Saints	NO	DEF	4	81
Cincinnati Bengals	CIN	DEF	0	72
Philadelphia Eagles	PHI	DEF	2	67
Atlanta Falcons	ATL	DEF	6	59
Buffalo Bills	BUF	DEF	7	57
New England Patriots	NE	DEF	0	56
Minnesota Vikings	MIN	DEF	3	54
Tennessee Titans	TEN	DEF	6	53

NFL Game Projections 2009 - Week 7

2009-10-25T09:50:00.000-07:00

NFL Game Projections 2009 - Week 7

You know what happens? I end up slamming all morning getting the projections put together, the fantasy teams squared away, the pool picks in, etc - and as a result, I'm firing these predictions out the door like a kid on his 18th birthday... FAST! Then I'm watching football, and I don't get back to the prediction algorithm until the next Sunday, by which time it's far too late.

So - here's how I see Week 7 going down:

Final

GB 56 - CLE 8

IND 51 - STL 6

NE 48 - TB 22

SD 47 - KC 24

CHI 32 - CIN 13

PHI 19 - WAS 0

CAR 40 - BUF 22

NYJ 27 - OAK 9

NO 54 - MIA 40

HOU 38 - SF 29

DAL 34 - ATL 29

NYG 31 - ARI 28

MIN 24 - PIT 22

Fantasy Football Projections 2009 - Week 7 Players

2009-10-25T09:42:00.000-07:00

Fantasy Football Projections 2009 - Week 7 Players

Chief Engineer Doug did a phenomenal job getting things fixed quickly this morning. Rogue database!

Projections barely done in time (again). I'm thinking it might be smarter to get these out earlier, but it's hard to walk the line between waiting for more injury data and getting them done on time... so far, I've managed to do both!

Here are the player projections for Week 7:

Starting QBs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 7 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Tom Brady	NE	QB	22	176
Aaron Rodgers	GB	QB	20	179
Tony Romo	DAL	QB	20	146
Matt Schaub	HOU	QB	19	161
Peyton Manning	IND	QB	18	193
Matt Cassel	KC	QB	18	148
Jay Cutler	CHI	QB	17	172
Philip Rivers	SD	QB	17	167
Drew Brees	NO	QB	15	204
Carson Palmer	CIN	QB	14	133

Bench QBs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 7 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Kurt Warner	ARI	QB	13	180
Donovan McNabb	PHI	QB	8	151
Shaun Hill	SF	QB	12	138
David Garrard	JAC	QB	0	134
Matt Ryan	ATL	QB	13	124
Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	QB	14	123
Joe Flacco	BAL	QB	0	120
Brett Favre	MIN	QB	12	115
Kyle Orton	DEN	QB	0	114
Matthew Stafford	DET	QB	0	114

Starting RBs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 7 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
DeAngelo Williams	CAR	RB	25	185
Thomas Jones	NYJ	RB	19	147
Joseph Addai	IND	RB	16	116
Adrian Peterson	MIN	RB	15	149
Pierre Thomas	NO	RB	15	142
Steven Jackson	STL	RB	15	140
Brandon Jacobs	NYG	RB	15	119
Cadillac Williams	TB	RB	15	81
Michael Turner	ATL	RB	14	154
Marion Barber	DAL	RB	14	113
Darren Sproles	SD	RB	12	114
Ryan Grant	GB	RB	12	112
Marshawn Lynch	BUF	RB	12	91
Steve Slaton	HOU	RB	11	114
Matt Forte	CHI	RB	11	112
Frank Gore	SF	RB	11	110
Mike Bell	NO	RB	11	95
Brian Westbrook	PHI	RB	10	129
Cedric Benson	CIN	RB	10	103
Ronnie Brown	MIA	RB	10	98

Bench RBs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 7 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Chris Johnson	TEN	RB	0	125
Maurice JonesDrew	JAC	RB	0	122
Ray Rice	BAL	RB	0	113
Kevin Smith	DET	RB	0	96
Clinton Portis	WAS	RB	9	91
Tim Hightower	ARI	RB	10	84
Jonathan Stewart	CAR	RB	9	82
Ricky Williams	MIA	RB	8	79
LaDainian Tomlinson	SD	RB	7	79
Felix Jones	DAL	RB	7	75
Leon Washington	NYJ	RB	9	74
Chester Taylor	MIN	RB	5	73
Reggie Bush	NO	RB	7	72
Knowshon Moreno	DEN	RB	0	71
Willis McGahee	BAL	RB	0	69
Donald Brown	IND	RB	8	68
Willie Parker	PIT	RB	4	67
Larry Johnson	KC	RB	8	66
Jamal Lewis	CLE	RB	7	65
Derrick Ward	TB	RB	7	64

Starting WRs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 7 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	WR	19	160
Josh Morgan	SF	WR	18	144
Marques Colston	NO	WR	15	115
Randy Moss	NE	WR	15	109
Andre Johnson	HOU	WR	14	139
Roddy White	ATL	WR	13	121
Reggie Wayne	NYG	WR	11	54
Antonio Bryant	TB	WR	12	94
Braylon Edwards	NYJ	WR	12	51
Greg Jennings	GB	WR	11	99
Kevin Walter	HOU	WR	11	84
Devin Hester	CHI	WR	11	64
Dwayne Bowe	KC	WR	10	87
Donald Driver	GB	WR	10	87
Hines Ward	PIT	WR	9	95
Wes Welker	NE	WR	9	90
Ted Ginn	MIA	WR	9	80
Steve Smith	CAR	WR	8	110
Anquan Boldin	ARI	WR	8	101
Chad Ochocinco	CIN	WR	8	82
DeSean Jackson	PHI	WR	8	74
Chris Chambers	SD	WR	8	64
Steve Breaston	ARI	WR	7	70
Terrell Owens	BUF	WR	7	69
Vincent Jackson	SD	WR	7	60
Mario Manningham	NYG	WR	7	35
Bernard Berrian	MIN	WR	6	82
Donnie Avery	STL	WR	6	67
Santonio Holmes	PIT	WR	6	56
Earl Bennett	CHI	WR	6	48

Bench WRs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 7 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Calvin Johnson	DET	WR	0	131
Lance Moore	NO	WR	4	114
Chaz Schilens	OAK	WR	0	94
Nate Burleson	SEA	WR	0	82
Derrick Mason	BAL	WR	0	80
Eddie Royal	DEN	WR	0	76
Torry Holt	JAC	WR	0	74
T.J. Houshmandzadeh	SEA	WR	0	71
Justin Gage	TEN	WR	0	67
Sidney Rice	MIN	WR	3	66
Mark Clayton	BAL	WR	0	65
Jerricho Cotchery	NYJ	WR	2	61
Santana Moss	WAS	WR	5	57
Muhsin Muhammad	CAR	WR	5	56
Michael Jenkins	ATL	WR	5	53
Davone Bess	MIA	WR	4	51
Robert Meachem	NO	WR	5	49
Mike Walker	JAC	WR	0	49
Demetrius Williams	BAL	WR	0	49
Laveranues Coles	CIN	WR	5	48
Brandon Marshall	DEN	WR	0	48
Kevin Curtis	PHI	WR	4	47
Mark Bradley	KC	WR	4	46
Isaac Bruce	SF	WR	3	46
Jerheme Urban	ARI	WR	4	43
Chris Henry	CIN	WR	5	42
Roy E. Williams	DAL	WR	3	42
Kelley Washington	BAL	WR	0	42
Bryant Johnson	DET	WR	0	41
Brandon Stokley	DEN	WR	0	38

Starting TEs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 7 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Antonio Gates	SD	TE	16	92
Tony Gonzalez	ATL	TE	11	94
Dallas Clark	IND	TE	11	87
Jason Witten	DAL	TE	10	60
Sean Ryan	KC	TE	9	36
Heath Miller	PIT	TE	8	64
Zach Miller	OAK	TE	8	54
Greg Olsen	CHI	TE	7	69
Visanthe Shiancoe	MIN	TE	7	66
Vernon Davis	SF	TE	6	52

Bench TEs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 7 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Brent Celek	PHI	TE	2	63
Owen Daniels	HOU	TE	1	58
John Carlson	SEA	TE	0	58
Jeremy Shockey	NO	TE	4	56
Jermichael Finley	GB	TE	4	55
Kellen Winslow	TB	TE	6	52
Kevin Boss	NYG	TE	5	50
Chris Cooley	WAS	TE	5	44
Todd Heap	BAL	TE	0	44
Dante Rosario	CAR	TE	4	43

Starting Ks
Name	Team	Pos	Week 7 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Stephen Gostkowski	NE	K	13	97
Garrett Hartley	NO	K	11	79
Jay Feely	NYJ	K	9	76
Mason Crosby	GB	K	8	94
David Akers	PHI	K	8	84
Dan Carpenter	MIA	K	8	77
Kris Brown	HOU	K	8	70
John Kasay	CAR	K	8	58
Phil Dawson	CLE	K	7	99
Lawrence Tynes	NYG	K	7	77

Bench Ks
Name	Team	Pos	Week 7 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Rob Bironas	TEN	K	0	83
Neil Rackers	ARI	K	6	80
Ryan Longwell	MIN	K	7	76
Nick Folk	DAL	K	7	75
Robbie Gould	CHI	K	5	72
Rian Lindell	BUF	K	7	71
Joe Nedney	SF	K	6	69
Nate Kaeding	SD	K	7	66
Jeff Reed	PIT	K	7	66
Jason Hanson	DET	K	0	66

Starting DEFs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 7 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Indianapolis Colts	IND	DEF	24	86
Green Bay Packers	GB	DEF	23	119
Philadelphia Eagles	PHI	DEF	16	79
Carolina Panthers	CAR	DEF	13	50
Chicago Bears	CHI	DEF	11	78
Minnesota Vikings	MIN	DEF	11	64
Pittsburgh Steelers	PIT	DEF	10	94
Atlanta Falcons	ATL	DEF	7	70
New York Jets	NYJ	DEF	7	66
Oakland Raiders	OAK	DEF	7	61

Bench DEFs
Name	Team	Pos	Week 7 Pts	Remaining 2009 Points
Baltimore Ravens	BAL	DEF	0	114
Miami Dolphins	MIA	DEF	6	85
Seattle Seahawks	SEA	DEF	0	78
Arizona Cardinals	ARI	DEF	1	76
Dallas Cowboys	DAL	DEF	6	73
New Orleans Saints	NO	DEF	5	70
Cincinnati Bengals	CIN	DEF	5	66
New York Giants	NYG	DEF	4	64
New England Patriots	NE	DEF	6	62
Buffalo Bills	BUF	DEF	6	59

Week 7 Difficulties

2009-10-25T08:11:00.001-07:00

We've got a slight display problem with the projection tool at the moment - namely, I can't see receivers! This may well prevent me from getting the projections out before the game.

We don't update our data again until Tuesday, so rest assured that the projections I post later on will, in fact, be based on the data we know this morning, and won't include any sneak information from ongoing games.

NFL Game Projections 2009 - Week 6

2009-10-18T09:51:00.000-07:00

NFL Game Projections 2009 - Week 6

Hopefully the last week of ridiculously high scoring projections... 52-52 ties are simply mind-boggling! After I do the math, I'll show what the adjusted projections would have been, had I got them out on time ;)

Go Pittsburgh? Go GB?

Final

PIT 63 - CLE 0

PHI 64 - OAK 10

GB 79 - DET 31

HOU 54 - CIN 23

NO 50 - NYG 29

ATL 45 - CHI 26

JAC 48 - STL 30

WAS 31 - KC 15

NE 41 - TEN 25

BAL 40 - MIN 26

NYJ 39 - BUF 25

SD 40 - DEN 29

CAR 30 - TB 30

ARI 52 - SEA 52